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A drone is a mature male bee which are produced at the same time as a virgin queen for the purpose of continuing the community.
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The Beechcraft Model 1019 (US Navy designation AQM-37A) was an American supersonic, air-launched, expendable, target drone designed to simulate invader aircraft and missile threats so as to provide defence weapon system evaluation and operational crew training. The Beechcraft Model 1019 was first launched in 1961, and was a mid-wing cantilever monoplane of cropped delta platform, about 4 metres long, and resembling a rocket. The Beechcraft Model 1019 was powered by a Rocketdyne/AMF LR64 P-4 dual-chamber liquid propellant rocket-engine providing a top speed of Mach 2.5 and an endurance of fifteen minutes flying time.
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The Canadair CL-89 (AM/USD/501) was a joint Canadian-British-German short-range reconnaissance drone designed for day and night operation developed in 1965. The Canadair CL-89 was a simple. Low-cost drone powered by a Williams Research turbojet sustainer engine providing a top speed of almost Mach 1. The Canadair CL-89 was launched from a mobile launcher with the aid of a booster rocket, flew over the designated target area photographing with two cameras, before returning to a recovery area where upon the engine cut off and the drone parachuted to ground ready for the images to be removed and the drone refuelled for another mission. The Canadair CL-89 was 260 cm long (without the booster rocket) and 33 cm in diameter and weighed 100kg.
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The Del Mar DH-2C Whirlymite was an American radio-controlled target drone helicopter first flown in 1963 after design started in 1960. The Del Mar DH-2C was a minimum-size, low-cost, destructible target developed from the Del Mar DH-2 Whirlymite helicopter and fitted with a 7/16th scale replica of the Bell 205 helicopter fuselage fitted with a counter to record hits whenever pierced by a projectile.
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The Dornier Do 32K Kiebitz was a German reconnaissance and communications mobile drone developed during the 1960's. The Dornier Do 32K consisted of a tethered rotating-wing platform with an operational ceiling of 300 metres and an endurance of 24 hours operation time. The Dornier Do 32K was designed for use as an emergency transmitter aerial, as a relay and directional communications system, and for reconnaissance and meteorological measurements.
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The Dornier Do 32U was a German, radio-controlled, lightweight, foldable helicopter drone developed from the Dornier Do 32 single-seat ultra-light helicopter reconnaissance system. The Dornier Do 32U was powered by a MAN-Turbo 6012L turbo-compressor providing a top speed of 120 kmh and an operating radius of 45 km and an endurance of fifty minutes flying time.
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The Fairchild Hiller/Republic Bikini was an American surveillance drone of the 1960's, first produced in 1961. The Fairchild Hiller/Republic Bikini was a high-wing cantilever monoplane launched by a pneumatic catapult to a maximum speed of 160 kmh and a range of 16 km.
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The Ryan Firebee (US Army designation MQM-34D) was an American remotely-controlled jet powered target drone used for surface-to-air target practice and first flown in 1958 (an earlier, pilotless, remotely-controlled target drone, also known as the Firebee but with the US Army designation XM21, had been in service since 1953). The Firebee was a mid-wing cantilever monoplane powered by a Continental J69-T-29 turbojet providing a top speed of 1138 kmh and an endurance of 75 minutes flying time.
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The Gyrodyne QH-50 is an American remotely-controlled lightweight helicopter drone capable of all-weather operation, used in an anti-submarine role. The Gyrodyne QH-50 made its first at-sea landing in 1960, then with a safety pilot on-board the prototype. The Gyrodyne QH-50 is powered by a Boeing T50-BO-12 shaft turbine providing a top speed of 148 kmh and a combat radius of 87 km and an endurance of 1.75 hours flying time.
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The Kawasaki KAQ-5 was a Japanese rocket-powered aerial target drone used as a target for air-to-air and surface-to-air missile evaluation. The KAQ-5 was a high-wing monoplane of 3.6 metres length launched from an adapted Lockheed Model 80 aircraft. The KAQ-5 had a top speed of Mach 0.8 and an endurance of eight minutes flying time.
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